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DiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… information or take money from the unsuspecting. Officials at the state's Division of Consumer Protection need to do a … in 2017, but the number of cases referred to legal counsel at the division fell from 15 to one over that time period. … found personnel turnover and vacancies in key positions at the Do Not Call program hampered its effectiveness. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… village operations. Officials do not know the amount of cash available to fund operations, the amount owed to the … $120,000 in 2010 to $30,000 in 2012 and available cash decreased from $131,000 to $24,000. These declines were … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Report Highlights Regional Education Trends
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued a report today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-regional-education-trendsState Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… train is considered late by the LIRR only if it arrives at its final destination six minutes or more after its … than 15 minutes late. Nearly 1,400 trains were canceled at the terminal before departure, 9 percent more than in … that were late by more than two hours. Trains arriving at Penn Station between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017State Agencies Bulletin No. 1605
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2017 M/C … Allowance should be processed in Administration Pay Period 16L, paychecks dated 11/29/17 or Institution Pay … The 2017 M/C Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance is not pensionable and is not included in the calculation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1605-2017-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-employees-designatedOpinion 97-10
… by a buy out for a nominal amount (see 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-13, p 33). From 1991 until its amendment in 1994, section 109-b … we need not address whether competitive bidding would be required. We note, nonetheless, that when section 109-b did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 92-29
… commissioner and a uniformed force. The commissioner, who for purposes of this inquiry we assume is the head of the … the provisions of law governing minimum salary increases for the heads of municipal police departments who are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 92-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … be used to pay amounts due under a contract for the use of hydrants which serve only a zone within the district. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-2DiNapoli: NYC Transportation and Warehousing Sector Fares Better Than Other Sectors in Recovery Amid Shift to E-Commerce
New York Citys transportation and warehousing sector regained 82 of its pandemic job losses as of April trailing the nation but faring better than the citys private sector as a whole 73 according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-nyc-transportation-and-warehousing-sector-fares-better-other-sectors-recovery-amid-shift-eComptroller DiNapoli, Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYU Director of Finance for Major Fraud
… other companies that offer the same suite of services for price.” Soon thereafter, NYU reported the theft to the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyu-director-finance-major-fraudDiNapoli: NYC’s Restaurant, Retail and Recreation Sectors Continue to Struggle During Pandemic
… funding that, in turn, helped many small businesses manage payroll and operating expenses, pay rent, bolster protective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nycs-restaurant-retail-and-recreation-sectors-continue-struggle-during-pandemicState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… exempts the procurement of professional services from price competition requirements. As a result, school officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … not implement one. Department of Civil Service: New York State Health Insurance Program: CVS Health – Accuracy of Drug … the initial report. Department of Civil Service: New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire Plan Members with Dual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 88-54
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … of the districts, assuming that it is not defeated at referendum, will become effective on December 31 of that … a petition is filed, the consolidation has been approved at a special election (Town Law, §206[5]). Pursuant to Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 89-31
… grant or reservation of power ( Mills v Sweeney , 219 NY 213; McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401). There is no constitutional provision or general … of selection and removal" of its officers and employees (NY Const, art 9, §2[c]; Municipal Home Rule, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31Opinion 89-38
Whether a program under which the school district will purchase insurance to provide for payments to the surviving spouses of those retired school district employees would violate the Retirement and Social Security Law
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38Opinion 90-23
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … improvement as is required by local law or ordinance to be assessed against real property, to the extent that the … debt issued since January 1, 1928 for such purpose, does not exceed $10,000,000 in the case of Buffalo and Rochester …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23DiNapoli: Percentage of New Yorkers With Mental Illness Rose as Available Psychiatric Beds Declined
… 5.1% with a severe mental illness in 2021-2022, according to federal data. Between 2013 and 2022, there was a 23% … nearly 900,000 residents utilizing the services. According to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the … “Increased mental health services are urgently needed to meet the rising demand for care,” DiNapoli said. “With the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-percentage-new-yorkers-mental-illness-rose-available-psychiatric-beds-declinedNYS Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker, and NYS Police: Former Addison Official to Be Sentenced to Prison and Will Forfeit State Pension After Million Dollar Public Corruption Conviction
… A former clerk-treasurer of the Village of Addison in Steuben County will be sentenced … steal over a million dollars. Thanks to the work of my office, District Attorney Baker, and the State Police, her … such crimes about the high price that will be paid. I want to thank the New York State Comptroller Thomas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-nys-police-former-addisonOpinion 2000-1
… may not provide legal counsel for a municipal officer or employee who is charged with a criminal offense arising out … which occurred or allegedly occurred while the officer or employee was acting within the scope of his or her public … we also concluded, citing Chapman , supra , that the employee's legal fees cannot be considered "actual and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1